Silvio Amadio

Directing

Silvio Amadio

Born — Died

1926-08-08 — 1995-08-19

Place of birth

Frascati, Lazio, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Silvio Amadio (8 August 1926 – 19 August 1995) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1957 and 1981. His film Wolves of the Deep was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He is known to horror film fans for directing Amuck! (1972), a giallo film starring Rosalba Neri and Barbara Bouchet, and to Commedia sexy all'italiana fans for directing some of the best Gloria Guida sex comedies of the mid 1970s.

Known for

That Malicious Age poster
6.4

Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.

That Malicious Age

1975

The Island of the Swedes poster
4.2

After an argument with her fiancé Maurizio, Manuela breaks off with him and decides to go to a Mediterranean island where her friend Eleonora now lives a solitary life. The friendship between the two girls gradually turns into sexual attraction and they become lovers. When Maurizio lands on the island with a view to reconquering Manuela, his fiancée long hesitates between Eleonora and him. When she eventually decides to follow Maurizio Eleonora reacts violently...

The Island of the Swedes

1969

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete poster
5.4

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

1960

Amuck! poster
5.8

A beautiful American woman infiltrates the home of a novelist and his wife so she can investigate the disappearance of her lover — who was her employers’ previous secretary — and soon finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.

Amuck!

1972

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl poster
5.1

Claudia, a perky eighteen year-old girl, is crushed when her step mother prevents her from going on a vacation to London. She discovers her step mother is having an affair with a doctor and so, with the help of her friends, sets about getting her revenge.

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl

1976

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... poster
4.8

Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

1975

Behind the camera

That Malicious Age poster
6.4

Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.

That Malicious Age

1975

That Malicious Age poster
6.4

Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.

That Malicious Age

1975

The Island of the Swedes poster
4.2

After an argument with her fiancé Maurizio, Manuela breaks off with him and decides to go to a Mediterranean island where her friend Eleonora now lives a solitary life. The friendship between the two girls gradually turns into sexual attraction and they become lovers. When Maurizio lands on the island with a view to reconquering Manuela, his fiancée long hesitates between Eleonora and him. When she eventually decides to follow Maurizio Eleonora reacts violently...

The Island of the Swedes

1969

The Island of the Swedes poster
4.2

After an argument with her fiancé Maurizio, Manuela breaks off with him and decides to go to a Mediterranean island where her friend Eleonora now lives a solitary life. The friendship between the two girls gradually turns into sexual attraction and they become lovers. When Maurizio lands on the island with a view to reconquering Manuela, his fiancée long hesitates between Eleonora and him. When she eventually decides to follow Maurizio Eleonora reacts violently...

The Island of the Swedes

1969

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete poster
5.4

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

1960

Amuck! poster
5.8

A beautiful American woman infiltrates the home of a novelist and his wife so she can investigate the disappearance of her lover — who was her employers’ previous secretary — and soon finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.

Amuck!

1972

Amuck! poster
5.8

A beautiful American woman infiltrates the home of a novelist and his wife so she can investigate the disappearance of her lover — who was her employers’ previous secretary — and soon finds herself the target of the couple's erotic desires and a murder plot.

Amuck!

1972

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl poster
5.1

Claudia, a perky eighteen year-old girl, is crushed when her step mother prevents her from going on a vacation to London. She discovers her step mother is having an affair with a doctor and so, with the help of her friends, sets about getting her revenge.

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl

1976

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl poster
5.1

Claudia, a perky eighteen year-old girl, is crushed when her step mother prevents her from going on a vacation to London. She discovers her step mother is having an affair with a doctor and so, with the help of her friends, sets about getting her revenge.

The Doctor...the Schoolgirl

1976

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... poster
4.8

Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

1975

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... poster
4.8

Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...

1975

Wolves in the Abyss poster
7.5

At some point, somewhere in the relentless events of the Second World War: A submarine returns from a long, successful patrol. Shortly before their native coast, however, they are bombarded by enemy aircraft. The submarine sinks and for the men begins a fight for survival at 110 meters depth.

Wolves in the Abyss

1959

Wolves in the Abyss poster
7.5

At some point, somewhere in the relentless events of the Second World War: A submarine returns from a long, successful patrol. Shortly before their native coast, however, they are bombarded by enemy aircraft. The submarine sinks and for the men begins a fight for survival at 110 meters depth.

Wolves in the Abyss

1959

Smile Before Death poster
5.8

After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.

Smile Before Death

1972

War Gods of Babylon poster
8.5

Noble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluring innocent peasant girl Mirra. Meanwhile, the treacherous and ruthlessly ambitious General Arbace plots against both siblings.

War Gods of Babylon

1962

White Slave Ship poster
6.0

The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other women convicts, these to be sold into slavery on arrival. The woman activist frees the dozen of low-cast women, and they take over the ship. After a storm, the captain takes back control of his ship. Since mutiny is punishable by death in the New World, the mutineers try to reroute the course, tossing Desny and Purdom in the brig. A practical male mutineer wants to throw the women overboard to save rations, but the women free Purdom and the captain to battle the mutineers. A British warship comes to the rescue, and the captain pardons Angeli and Purdom for having saved his life.

White Slave Ship

1961

Assassination in Rome poster
5.5

In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.

Assassination in Rome

1965

Assassination in Rome poster
5.5

In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.

Assassination in Rome

1965

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day poster
5.8

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day

1966

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day poster
5.8

Hud's parents were murdered, their land stolen and now Hud will dish out justice to the guilty - the three Clark brothers know they are in danger but they don't know from where the blow will come.

For One Thousand Dollars Per Day

1966

Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro poster
10.0

Yet another adventure of the famous musketeers engaged as usual to help the needy. Cardinal Richelieu is always hindering their task.

Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro

1973

Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters poster
3.6

The three daughters of Madonna Violante: Nanna, Concetta Fiorenza and have only one thought, to have a good time as much as possible with men. Learning that one of the peasants of the family, Torello, is powerful, attractive, and very handsome, Concetta he brings it into the house. Meanwhile Fiorenza, believing her husband to be out of town for penance, enjoys the favors of a friar.

Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters

1972

All the Other Girls Do! poster
7.0

The innocent love of two young students is hindered by their families. The two meet in a squalid apartment where they will perhaps decide their future. At the exit, however, are arrested for a kiss exchanged on the road.

All the Other Girls Do!

1964

All the Other Girls Do! poster
7.0

The innocent love of two young students is hindered by their families. The two meet in a squalid apartment where they will perhaps decide their future. At the exit, however, are arrested for a kiss exchanged on the road.

All the Other Girls Do!

1964

Tu che ne dici? poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tu che ne dici?

1960

Disperatamente l'estate scorsa poster
7.5

Lisa, a widow on vacation with her son, meets Alessandro and falls in love. The man is actually a former agent of the communist Germany who escaped from Berlin and is pursued by some former colleagues.

Disperatamente l'estate scorsa

1970

Disperatamente l'estate scorsa poster
7.5

Lisa, a widow on vacation with her son, meets Alessandro and falls in love. The man is actually a former agent of the communist Germany who escaped from Berlin and is pursued by some former colleagues.

Disperatamente l'estate scorsa

1970

Prisoner of the Iron Mask poster
7.5

The action takes place in 1703 and Colbert wants to buy the duchy of Pignero ,unbeknowst to the old Duke. A sadistic villain (a count) is slowly poisoning the lord, besides he covets her daughter. The iron mask is here the duke's son, but the hangman's daughter takes pity on the unfortunate prisoner. The nasty traitor oppresses the poor, but André and his men (complete with priest) do their Robin Hood act.

Prisoner of the Iron Mask

1961

A Gun for a Cop poster
7.0

A family of farmers wage war against a group of unscrupulous, corrupt speculators who are trying to get their hands on their land.

A Gun for a Cop

1981

The Inveterate Bachelor poster
7.0

Marcello is engaged to Gina, the daughter of the boarding house where he lives, but he is undecided whether to marry her or not.

The Inveterate Bachelor

1958

Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano poster
4.0

The characters are two ruffians in various disguises: as false priests, they sell a rotten arm pretending it to be a relic of St. Luke; they cheat a stingy friar who abuses of the confessional to get rich and, once he finds out he's been cheated, gives himself sacramental absolution. They help the noble Filippo, disguised as a woman, in the alcove of the innkeeper's wife; they save from despair Fra Martino who had forgotten his underwear in his lover's house (one of them disguised as a cardinal retrieve the garment and expose it as a relic to the devotion of the faithful). To live with their lovers, Brother Jeronimo strives exorcisms and frà Partenope pretends to fight with the devil

Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano

1972

Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano poster
4.0

The characters are two ruffians in various disguises: as false priests, they sell a rotten arm pretending it to be a relic of St. Luke; they cheat a stingy friar who abuses of the confessional to get rich and, once he finds out he's been cheated, gives himself sacramental absolution. They help the noble Filippo, disguised as a woman, in the alcove of the innkeeper's wife; they save from despair Fra Martino who had forgotten his underwear in his lover's house (one of them disguised as a cardinal retrieve the garment and expose it as a relic to the devotion of the faithful). To live with their lovers, Brother Jeronimo strives exorcisms and frà Partenope pretends to fight with the devil

Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano

1972

The Medium poster
6.3

A composer, grieving over the death of his wife, moves into a temporary home, with his young son, where they both fall under supernatural assault.

The Medium

1980

Desideri d'estate poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Desideri d'estate

1964

Desideri d'estate poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Desideri d'estate

1964

Chains poster
7.0

Catene is a 1974 Italian melodramatic film directed by Silvio Amadio. The film is the re-make of the 1949 top grossing film with the same title by Raffaello Matarazzo. It was a commercial failure, grossing about 60 million lire.

Chains

1974

Chains poster
7.0

Catene is a 1974 Italian melodramatic film directed by Silvio Amadio. The film is the re-make of the 1949 top grossing film with the same title by Raffaello Matarazzo. It was a commercial failure, grossing about 60 million lire.

Chains

1974

The Minor poster
5.1

Suffocated from the strict atmosphere of her high school, Valeria has been experiencing erotic dreams with sadistic motorcyclist rapists, a doctor who decides more than an exam is in order and a torturous priest whipping her in pure delight. After leaving school she finds out that the her bourgeois family setting has something to do with her recurring dreams and suppressed desires. She idealistically seeks out romance and love, but falls short time and time again...

The Minor

1974

The Minor poster
5.1

Suffocated from the strict atmosphere of her high school, Valeria has been experiencing erotic dreams with sadistic motorcyclist rapists, a doctor who decides more than an exam is in order and a torturous priest whipping her in pure delight. After leaving school she finds out that the her bourgeois family setting has something to do with her recurring dreams and suppressed desires. She idealistically seeks out romance and love, but falls short time and time again...

The Minor

1974